A Maryland high school employee accused of secretly recording female students in a school changing room is facing additional criminal charges after investigators identified eight more alleged victims during an expanded investigation, authorities said.James Mulhern III, an employee at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County, now faces 12 counts of abuse of a minor after investigators said newly recovered videos showed a total of 12 female students in various stages of undress.According to Montgomery County police, the investigation began after two students discovered a video camera in the control booth of Walter Johnson High School's theater on April 7. One of the students reviewed the memory card and found videos recorded inside the girls' changing room before alerting school administrators.LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ACCUSED OF FILMING STUDENTS IN BATHROOM UNDER INVESTIGATIONJames Mulhern III, a Walter Johnson High School employee, faces additional charges after investigators identified eight more alleged victims in a student voyeurism case.(Montgomery County Department of Police)Police said the footage showed an adult male placing the camera inside the room before leaving.
The school's principal identified the man as Mulhern, a media services technician at the school.Detectives executed search warrants at the high school and Mulhern's Clarksburg home, where they recovered items of evidentiary value and seized several electronic devices, according to police.Authorities said evidence recovered during the investigation led detectives to identify eight additional alleged victims and videos dating back to 2015, expanding the case from the four victims identified when Mulhern was first charged in April.CALIFORNIA TEACHER SAMANTHA WATSON ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH STUDENT AT CHARTER SCHOOLWalter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., where authorities say employee James Mulhern III is accused of secretly recording female students in a theate...